The Champaign County Forest Preserve has canceled the 2020 Freedom Fest, an annual Fourth of July Celebration at Lake of the Woods. “The continuing uncertainty of the pandemic and concern for the health and safety of participants made it the right decision, albeit a very difficult one”, stated Mary Ellen […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Hillbilly Deluxe is ready to welcome spectators to the Oakwood fireworks show on July 4. The band, which has been together for six years, will cover new country hits from 6 to 9 p.m. at Oakwood Park. Oakwood native and Hillbilly Deluxe bass player Jon Foley […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com 6 a.m., Oawood: Oakwood Fire Department Pancake Breakfast 11 a.m., Oakwood: Parade 4 p.m., Oakwood: Oakwood Park opens to public and vendors 4:30 p.m., Homer: Games at Village Hall 430pm- Egg Toss 5pm- Water Balloon Toss 7pm (or about 30 minutes after parade)- Watermelon Eating Contest […]
Oakwood, Ill. – Oakwood’s claim to fame? The Fourth of July, according to Oakwood’s Fourth of July event co-organizer Ferrell Stroh. “It brings everyone close together,” Stroh said. “Everybody just comes together.” In Oakwood, the Independence celebration begins on July 3 when the Oakwood Public Library gives kids, teens and […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Homer, Ill.-Traditions are important. For Homer’s Angela Lawrence, traditions mean shared experiences with her daughter and the friends and family she’s grown up with. At 43-years of age, Lawrence, who is the President of the HCIA (Homer Community Improvement Association) and the head of the Homer […]
